Fighting Continues in Monrovia as Doe Declares Cease Fire
Wire reports say Liberia's government led by Samuel Doe announced a cease-fire on a makeshift radio, but fighting persisted between government troops and rebels near Monrovia. Looting, food shortages, and loss of water and electricity worsen life for civilians amid the tense stoppage. Rebels demanded Doe exit the country before any truce.
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Liberia
Samuel Doe
Monrovians
Doe
Gorbachev Fights Plan to Rate Politburo Members
In Moscow, President Mikhail Gorbachev forced the Communist Party congress to drop an evaluation plan for each Politburo member, warning it would bury the party. Delegates later voted to assess the Central Committee as a whole and the 12 member Politburo. In Nairobi, police fired on anti government demonstrators, injuring some as crowds demanded multiparty democracy and two parties.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party Congress
Narty
Congress
Gorbachev
Arkhangelsk
Nairobi
Kenya
Mutiparty
Daniel Moi
Albanians Set To Flee Country
Thousands crowding about a dozen embassies will be allowed to leave Albania under foreign supervision. Ambassadors harboring up to 5,000 Albanians have been told their personnel can supervise travel documents and accompany émigrés to new homelands. Only those accepted by another country may depart, a Hungarian diplomat said.
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Vienna
Austria
Tirana
Foreign Ministry
Medfly Spraying To Resume In Los Angeles
State plans aerial spraying of malathion to eradicate Mediterranean fruit flies in a 14 square mile Los Angeles area this week. Officials say tests show no threat to public health despite a cited study on toxicity. Helicopters will spray on a Thursday after a prior delay due to legal analysis.
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Lud Angelis
Los Angeles
Aiken Standard Subscription and Advertising Contacts
Advertise and subscribe information for the Aiken Standard lists phone numbers for classifieds 649-1555 display ads 648-2311 and customer service 649-5316. It also shows general hours Monday through Sunday and subscription rate options of 3 6 and 12 months.
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Rocky Flats Plant Suspension Cited Over Security Lapses
DOE official says Rocky Flats near Golden halted operations after an inspection found security weaknesses in handling uranium and other materials. Investigators tested smuggling attempts while guards relied on metal detectors. plant now reopens with stricter measures and fiberglass toes.
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Colo
Rocky Flats
Rium
U.S. Department of Energy
Doe Ener Moations Office
T Flats Doe
Robert N. Nelson
Denver
Nelson
NASA overpaid bonuses to Hubble contractors
Congressional Quarterly reports NASA gave bonuses totaling 152 million to Lockheed and Hughes Danbury for cost control on the Hubble Space Telescope. The July 1989 IG audit said overruns were not fully accounted, potentially reducing bonuses by up to 1 million, while managers disputed some conclusions.
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Washington
NASA
Congressional Quarterly Report
Congressionally
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of Inspector General
Hubble
Congressional Quarterly
Inspector General
Lockheed Corp
Perkin-Elmer Corp
Hughes-Danbury Optical Systems Inc
Lockheed
Hughes-Danbury
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Rising East German prices push shoppers to West Berlin stores
East German shoppers flood West Berlin after unification price swings ease in the West but soar at home. Katrin Matines paid 102 marks for groceries feeding three Dresden families, while a pound of salt costs 21 cents in the West but 72 cents in East Berlin. Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere urged reports of price gouging as economists warn of consumer rebellion.
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Katrin Matines
East Germany
West
East
Dresden
West Germany
East Berlin
Anna Neuman
Leipzig
Andries Kurjo
Lothar de Maiziere
Louisiana Senate Keeps Roemer Veto On Tough Abortion Bill
Louisiana's Senate failed to override Gov. Roemer's veto on a measure that would make abortion a criminal offense with up to a 10 year term and a $100000 fine. The House previously backed the override and a Sunday vote could decide if the veto is overturned.
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Louisiana
Senate
Buddy Roemer
Woody Jenkins
House
Terri Bartlett
Planned Parenthood of
Roemer
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